Yes, he's a special kid. I've been and continue to be a big Despres fan and was bummed he wasn't joining the team but Maata certainly deserves to be here. (Also I heard Despres may have come to camp out of shape .If true that is very disappointing.)

The rumor of being out of shape was shot down in a ton of articles and twitter posts. He was sick, and still he insisted on being out there during the skates, hence the reason he was lagging behind.

Geno needs defensemen that like to move around. Nisky and Martin are good defensemen on the PP but they're more traditional. It think it's why power play looks so dramatically better when Letang gets back from injuries.